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WGUS72 KCHS 020102

FFSCHS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

848 PM EDT SAT SEP 1 2007



GAC029-020515-

/X.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070902T0515Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BRYAN GA-

848 PM EDT SAT SEP 1 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR BRYAN

COUNTY...



AT 843 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A LINE OF HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING IN

SOUTHEAST BRYAN COUNTY. THE LINE OF HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM RICHMOND

HILL TO THE COASTLINE...AND WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. SOME LOCATIONS IN

THE WARNED AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED OVER 7 INCHES OF RAIN TODAY.

RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER 

HOUR...POTENTIALLY CREATING SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS IN ALREADY 

SATURATED AREAS.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND BELFAST...FORT MCALLISTER...

KELLER AND RICHMOND HILL.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY

FOR HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT

QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS

RISING.



TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR

REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.



LAT...LON 3175 8125 3181 8129 3187 8138 3191 8138

      3199 8131 3197 8129 3191 8126 3190 8124

      3193 8121 3190 8122 3190 8118 3186 8115

      3182 8117 3173 8116

TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 114DEG 14KT 3187 8131



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000 

WGUS72 KCHS 020102

FFSCHS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

848 PM EDT SAT SEP 1 2007



GAC029-020515-

/X.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070902T0515Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BRYAN GA-

848 PM EDT SAT SEP 1 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR BRYAN

COUNTY...



AT 843 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A LINE OF HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING IN

SOUTHEAST BRYAN COUNTY. THE LINE OF HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM RICHMOND

HILL TO THE COASTLINE...AND WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. SOME LOCATIONS IN

THE WARNED AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED OVER 7 INCHES OF RAIN TODAY.

RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER 

HOUR...POTENTIALLY CREATING SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS IN ALREADY 

SATURATED AREAS.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND BELFAST...FORT MCALLISTER...

KELLER AND RICHMOND HILL.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY

FOR HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT

QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS

RISING.



TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR

REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.



LAT...LON 3175 8125 3181 8129 3187 8138 3191 8138

      3199 8131 3197 8129 3191 8126 3190 8124

      3193 8121 3190 8122 3190 8118 3186 8115

      3182 8117 3173 8116

TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 114DEG 14KT 3187 8131



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